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Google snatches Windsurf execs in a $2.4B deal, derailing OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet
In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP ...
Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart
As of Friday, Windsurf’s head of business, Jeff Wang, will take over as the startup’s interim CEO, he announced in a post on ...
Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Breaks Down; Key Execs Head to Google
AI startup Windsurf is officially off the marketbut not to OpenAI. Instead, Cognition has stepped in with a deal to acquire ...
The Prompt: Windsurf Acquisition Is The Latest Salvo In The Battle For AI Talent
In a surprising move, Cognition– the makers of autonomous coding tool Devin— acquired what was left of its rival Windsurf ...
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Google hires Windsurf team in a bid to boost AI coding projects
Google hired Windsurf’s core team and licensed its AI tech for $2.4B to support agentic coding in DeepMind’s Gemini project.
Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions
Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, the companies announced on ...
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some ...
Bay Area startup plundered by Google, bought by rival in 'rollercoaster' weekend
Bay Area tech companies are battling to build popular, useful artificial intelligence — and the fight just ripped apart a ...